5 Engaging October Drama Lessons

5 ENGAGING OCTOBER DRAMA LESSONS

5 Engaging October Drama Lessons If you teach drama, October has a way of arriving with entirely too much enthusiasm. These 5 engaging October drama lessons can help when rehearsals are underway, schedules are changing, and your students have Halloween on their minds. Remember, I’ve been you– teaching drama for more than thirty-eight years.  It’s […]

The Power of Creativity: Nurturing Innovation in Students

The Power of Creativity: Nurturing Innovation in Students I worry about our students.  Specifically, as a drama teacher and working with all things theater, I’m concerned about our students’ creativity.  So let’s consider that today–the power of creativity: nurturing innovation in students. In a world increasingly shaped by rapid technological advancements and complex global challenges, […]

Discovering Creativity: A Drama Camp Fairy Tale Adventure

A group of students jumping with joy at a summer drama camp

Discovering Creativity: A Drama Camp Fairy Tale Adventure Today let’s talk about discovering creativity: a drama camp fairy tale adventure.  I heartily love summer for many reasons, do you?  Before I retired one of my favorite things to do in the summer, was to run a two week summer drama camp. Since I ran summer […]

What is Talk like a Pirate Day?

Today, I’d like to share about the question, What is Talk Like a Pirate day?” Simply put, it’s a non-official day where people talk like pirates.  It’s just fun! Here is the origin: Talk Like a Pirate Day is the brainchild (if that’s the right word) of two friends, John Baur and Mark Summers, who […]

The Reasons Creativity is More Than Being Different

“Creativity is more than just being different. Anybody can plan weird; that’s easy. What’s hard is to be as simple as Bach. Making the simple, awesomely simple, that’s creativity” – Charles Mingus